Dunn Meadow Showdown: IU Changes Its Protest Rules Overnight, Then Arrests 56 at Gaza Solidarity Encampment

Dear Members of the IUB Community, Over the last several days, our campus community has faced considerable challenges and wrestled with complex questions. Put simply, the events of recent days have been difficult, disturbing and emotional. We have witnessed the escalation of a national movement on numerous college campuses to erect encampments and occupy universities indefinitely. Such un-regulated encampments raise concerns for us as stewards of the campus because they tax limited public safety resources and become magnets for those making threats of violence or who may not have the best interest of Indiana University in mind. We hope we can come together with our common desire to create solutions that will continue to strengthen the safety of our campus while protecting the rights of free speech.